A8-7410 vs Xeon Platinum 8124M
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Platinum 8124M outperforms A8-7410 by a whopping 813% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 570 | 2309 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon Platinum | AMD A-Series |
| Power efficiency | 6.32 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) | Carrizo-L (2015) |
| Release date | no data | 7 May 2015 (10 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon Platinum 8124M and A8-7410 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 18 (Octadeca-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 36 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 30 | no data |
| L1 cache | 1.125 MB | no data |
| L2 cache | 18 MB | 2048 KB |
| L3 cache | 24.75 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 930 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Platinum 8124M and A8-7410 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 8 (Multiprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | Socket P | FP4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 240 Watt | 2 MB |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and A8-7410. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT, AMD-V |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | FMA4 |
| AVX | + | + |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| PowerGating | - | + |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon Platinum 8124M and A8-7410 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and A8-7410 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| IOMMU 2.0 | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and A8-7410. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR3L-1866 |
| Maximum memory size | 1,536 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 6 | 1 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 128.001 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon R5 Graphics |
| Enduro | - | + |
| Switchable graphics | - | + |
| UVD | - | + |
| VCE | - | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Platinum 8124M and A8-7410 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and A8-7410 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 12 |
| Vulkan | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and A8-7410.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.15 | 1.55 |
| Physical cores | 18 | 4 |
| Threads | 36 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 240 Watt | 2 Watt |
Xeon Platinum 8124M has a 812.9% higher aggregate performance score, 350% more physical cores and 800% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
A8-7410, on the other hand, has 11900% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon Platinum 8124M is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD A8-7410 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8124M is a server/workstation processor while A8-7410 is a notebook one.
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